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The Karate Kid – Edited

In John G. Avildsen's THE KARATE KID, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from New Jersey to Southern California, where he's not too keen about his new home--until he meets Ali (Elizabeth Shue), an attractive girl who seems to like him. But trouble looms when Ali's ex-boyfriend (William Zabka) and his gang of ruffians start tormenting Daniel. One day, as Daniel is suffering a beating at the hands of these louts, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), an elderly Japanese handyman, comes to his rescue. To Daniel's amazement, Miyagi manages to take down the whole group all by himself using karate. Daniel begs to learn this ancient martial art, and soon Miyagi begins the boy's training, teaching Daniel that there is more to karate than fighting. Through a series of lessons, the wise mentor instills a sense of honor and nobility in his young pupil while preparing him for the ultimate karate showdown. However, as Daniel studies the discipline and art of karate, his enemies are learning a dirtier kind of fighting from Kreese (Martin Kove), a cold-blooded ex-marine. Ultimately, the boys will fight to the finish in the All Valley Karate Championship in a rousing and triumphant finale. Morita is a gem as the elderly father figure Miyagi, giving the character warmth, wisdom, and comic charm. Macchio's underdog character inspired an entire generation to run out and join the nearest karate school while chanting "wax on, wax off."
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Daniel and his mother move into a new apartment in California from New Jersey. The sink faucet leaks so Daniel finds the maintenance man to fix it. The man’s name is Mr. Miyagi. Daniel starts making new friends when he is invited to a big party by his neighbor. He meets a girl, but her ex-boyfriend gets upset when he sees Daniel with the girl so he beats Daniel up. Daniel keeps getting beat up day in and day out by the bully. So eventually he decides to take Karate lessons from Mr. Miyagi. Daniel learns Karate and joins a tournament where he finally gets his chance to prove himself and to get the girl.

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